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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/nepal_women_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Calls to Protect Nepalese Girls, Women from Human Traffickers' data-article-id='353'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9167'>International organizations and non-governmental groups are worried about the safety of girls and women in Nepal. </span> <span data-start-time='9167' data-end-time='18000'>A powerful earthquake on April 25 and other strong quakes since then have left widespread damage. </span> <span data-start-time='18000' data-end-time='29125'>Some observers say the events of the past few weeks have made thousands of Nepali girls and young women targets for human traffickers.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='29125' data-end-time='36625'>Hundreds of thousands of people in Nepal are living without shelter or possessions. </span> <span data-start-time='36625' data-end-time='46875'>Activists say the recent earthquakes have left poor women and girls weak and vulnerable to human traffickers. </span> <span data-start-time='46875' data-end-time='55917'>Health workers say the traffickers promise jobs and money, but do not give the girls and women either.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='55917' data-end-time='67000'>Non-governmental organizations, or NGOs, say the criminal organizations are targeting the country’s rural communities. </span> <span data-start-time='67000' data-end-time='78521'>They say some of the groups are using humanitarian activities to hide their true intent to kidnap women or trick them to move away.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='78521' data-end-time='88229'>A woman named Anuradha Koirala created the anti-trafficking organization Maiti Nepal.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='88229' data-end-time='96875'>“All the areas which have been affected, these are the areas which have been affected very badly and where 80 percent of the children are trafficked. </span> <span data-start-time='96875' data-end-time='99104'>Very few people are concentrating on this issue. </span> <span data-start-time='99104' data-end-time='107750'>We think these children are most vulnerable, we have to save them and we have to take care of them. </span> <span data-start-time='107750' data-end-time='111500'>We have ourselves have already rescued three children.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='111500' data-end-time='119146'>The United Nations says as many as 15,000 girls are trafficked each year from Nepal. </span> <span data-start-time='119146' data-end-time='126354'>Many are forced into sex work in countries as far away as South Korea and South Africa. </span> <span data-start-time='126354' data-end-time='135729'>Most of the young women, however, are sent to India to work in brothels -- places where men pay to have sex.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='135729' data-end-time='143313'>The United Nations Children’s Fund is calling for the creation of temporary places for learning. </span> <span data-start-time='143313' data-end-time='152604'>It says almost one million Nepalese children cannot return to their schools because of damage to the buildings. </span> <span data-start-time='152604' data-end-time='161333'>Officials estimate 24,000 classrooms were damaged or destroyed in the powerful earthquake last month. </span> <span data-start-time='161333' data-end-time='168896'>The UN agency says more than 90 percent of schools were destroyed in some places. </span> <span data-start-time='168896' data-end-time='175896'>In other areas, schools are being used as emergency shelters for earthquake survivors.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='175896' data-end-time='186708'>Anuradha Koirala says officials should work to rebuild the schools and tell people in rural areas about the threat from traffickers.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='186708' data-end-time='189396'>“Our focus should be on reconstruction. </span> <span data-start-time='189396' data-end-time='194917'>The reconstruction of the schools first, and education should be free, compulsory. </span> <span data-start-time='194917' data-end-time='207396'>The full international community we should get together and work on the prevention prevention and protection of girls and children who have been survivors. </span> <span data-start-time='207396' data-end-time='218625'>At the same time, we should take prevention programs, awareness programs to the villages because then only people can be aware and I think we can minimize trafficking.” </span> <span data-start-time='' data-end-time=''> </span> <span data-start-time='218625' data-end-time='228813'>A report by the United States government says Nepali women and girls are often forced to work as housekeepers in Nepal and India. </span> <span data-start-time='228813' data-end-time='233708'>It says others are employed in factories or mines. </span> <span data-start-time='233708' data-end-time='237458'>Some find work in the adult entertainment industry. </span> <span data-start-time='237458' data-end-time='243375'>While others, still, beg on the streets, or ask people for money. </span> <span data-start-time='243375' data-end-time='252229'>Others are sent to Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Korea, and even the nearby Chinese district of Khasa.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='252229' data-end-time='262313'>The U.S. State Department report says Nepal has failed to meet what it calls “the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.” </span> <span data-start-time='262313' data-end-time='269354'>But it said major efforts were being made by Nepalese officials to stop human trafficking. </span> <span data-start-time='269354' data-end-time='278271'>But anti-trafficking activists fear that whatever progress was being made will stop because of the earthquake.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='278271' data-end-time='280125'>I’m Anna Matteo.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/nepal_image.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2103 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/international_groups_are_particularly_worried_about_the_safety_of__blank__in_nepal.m4a'>International groups are particularly worried about the safety of <span class='blank'>women</span> in Nepal.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='women'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/children.m4a'><span>children</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/women.m4a'><span>women</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/elderly.m4a'><span>elderly</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/men.m4a'><span>men</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=2104 data-hint-location='67000' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/what_does_intent_mean.m4a'>What does intent mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='an aim or purpose'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/required_by_a_law.m4a'><span>required by a law</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/an_aim_or_purpose.m4a'><span>an aim or purpose</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/person_who_buys_or_sells_something_illegally.m4a'><span>person who buys or sells something illegally</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/open_to_attack_harm_or_damage.m4a'><span>open to attack, harm or damage</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=2105 data-hint-location='18000' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/what_does_trafficker_mean.m4a'>What does trafficker mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='person who buys or sells something illegally'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/required_by_a_law.m4a'><span>required by a law</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/an_aim_or_purpose.m4a'><span>an aim or purpose</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/person_who_buys_or_sells_something_illegally.m4a'><span>person who buys or sells something illegally</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/open_to_attack_harm_or_damage.m4a'><span>open to attack, harm or damage</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=2106 data-hint-location='36625' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/what_does_vulnerable_mean.m4a'>What does vulnerable mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='open to attack, harm or damage'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/required_by_a_law.m4a'><span>required by a law</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/an_aim_or_purpose.m4a'><span>an aim or purpose</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/person_who_buys_or_sells_something_illegally.m4a'><span>person who buys or sells something illegally</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/open_to_attack_harm_or_damage.m4a'><span>open to attack, harm or damage</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2107 data-hint-location='243375' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/which_country_is_not_one_of_the_places_nepali_women_are_sent.m4a'>Which country is NOT one of the places Nepali women are sent?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Canada'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/canada.m4a'><span>Canada</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/south_korea.m4a'><span>South Korea</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/malaysia.m4a'><span>Malaysia</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/china.m4a'><span>China</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2108 data-hint-location='36625' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/what_natural_disaster_hurt_the_progress_made_by_antitrafficking_activists.m4a'>What natural disaster hurt the progress made by anti-trafficking activists?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='earthquake'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/tornado.m4a'><span>tornado</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/earthquake.m4a'><span>earthquake</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/tsunami.m4a'><span>tsunami</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/hurricane.m4a'><span>hurricane</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2109 data-hint-location='36625' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/what_has_the_earthquake_left_women_and_girls_vulnerable_to.m4a'>What has the earthquake left women and girls vulnerable to?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='traffickers'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/disease.m4a'><span>disease</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/traffickers.m4a'><span>traffickers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/poverty.m4a'><span>poverty</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/death.m4a'><span>death</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2110 data-hint-location='126354' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/most_of_the_young_women_that_are_trafficked_are_sent_to__blank__to_work_in_brothels.m4a'>Most of the young women that are trafficked are sent to <span class='blank'>India</span> to work in brothels.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='India'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/japan.m4a'><span>Japan</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/nepal.m4a'><span>Nepal</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/pakistan.m4a'><span>Pakistan</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/india.m4a'><span>India</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2111 data-hint-location='67000' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/traffickers_sometimes_use__blank__activities_to_hide_their_true_intent.m4a'>Traffickers sometimes use <span class='blank'>humanitarian</span> activities to hide their true intent.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='humanitarian'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/humanitarian.m4a'><span>humanitarian</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/illegal.m4a'><span>illegal</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/government.m4a'><span>government</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/122/religious.m4a'><span>religious</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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